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Capitals Re-assign Brouillette and LeBlanc to Hershey

Posted on April 14, 2014
by Caps PR

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have re-assigned defenseman
Julien Brouillette and center Peter LeBlanc to the Hershey Bears of the
American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee
announced today.

Brouillette, 27, played in 10 games with the Capitals
this season, registering two points (one goal, one assist). The 5’11”,
196-pound defenseman recorded his first NHL point with an assist in his NHL
debut on Feb. 6 against Winnipeg and scored his first NHL goal, the
game-winning goal, on Feb. 8 against New Jersey.

Brouillette played in 48 games with Hershey this
season, registering 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) and 22 penalty minutes. The
Saint-Esprit, Que., native ranks first among Bears defensemen in goals this
season. Brouillette has recorded 71 points (22 goals, 49 assists) and 103
penalty minutes in 257 career AHL games with Providence, Hartford, Charlotte,
Lake Erie and Hershey.

LeBlanc, 26, made his NHL
debut on April 13 against Tampa Bay. The 5’10”, 204-pound center registered 28
points (12 goals, 16 assists) in 65 games with Hershey this season and ranks eighth
among Bears skaters in goals this season and ninth on the team in points. LeBlanc
has recorded 132 points (60 goals, 72 assists) in 261 career AHL games with
Rockford and Hershey.

LeBlanc spent four years at
the University of New Hampshire (Hockey East), registering 85 points (34 goals,
51 assists) in 153 games. The Hamilton, Ont., native was drafted by the Chicago
Blackhawks in the seventh round, 186th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
The Capitals acquired LeBlanc from Chicago in exchange for Matt Beaudoin on
Jan. 31, 2013.